Title: Canyondust Coverage Regions
Release Date: 2018-03-01
Description: This undated NSA presentation shows the reach of different FORNSAT stations: see the Intercept article Norway Used NSA Technology for Potentially Illegal Spying, 1 March 2018.
Document: CANYONDUST
SECRET //COMINT //REL TO USA, FVEY
Very Small Aperture
Terminal (VSAT)
Hughes
- TES/PES/DirecWay
ViaSat
- Linkway / LinkStar
iDirect
Nortel Dasa
Gilat
Others
C or Ku-band Satellite
SCPC Connection
Broadband
Satellite
VSAT Hub
Router
SECRET //COMINT //REL TO USA, FVEY
VSAT Solutions
FALLOWHAUNT
— FORNSAT architecture for exploitation targeting VSAT
— Scalable depending on site needs
Exploitation exists for Hughes PES and TES, Nortel DASA,
SKYLINX DDS, iDirect, SkyRelay, and survey missions.
CORRALCLOUD
— Center of Excellence for challenging SATCOM exploitation efforts
headed by Yakima Research Station
— Recent undertakings have focused on TDMA analysis — ViaSat
LinkWay & LinkStar, Gilat SkyBlaster, Hughes DirecWay
Currently addressing DOUBLETALK, a PCMA (Paired Carrier
Multiple Access) technology used by SATCOM carriers such as
AST and ViaSat
Recent Technologies
— LinkStar, LinkWay, DirecWay and DoubleTalk
DVBS Hub Carriers — DirecWay & LinkStar
— Partnering with NSA/CSS Commercial Solutions Center
SECRET //COMINT //REL TO USA, FVEY